twiddle one’s thumbs



twiddle one’s thumbs

tv. to do nothing; to wait nervously, playing with one’s fingers. I sat twiddling my thumbs while you were out doing I don’t know what all!
See also: thumb, twiddle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ratnam-Indian, Telugu
Chioma-Western African, Igbo
Dafydd-Welsh
NesNESDutch, Limburgish
Jordanes-Ancient Germanic
KataKAH-tah (Finnish)Hungarian, Finnish, Croatian